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obama spent much of dat the day briefing u.s. and foreign leaders about this and tomorrow he explains his decision to the american people. steve handelsman reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: after three months of reassessment, president obama issued his orders, to afghan commanding general mcchrystal and the national security team about 30,000 more u.s. forces to go to afghanistan over next 12 to 18 months. expensive, 30 billion more a year but a significant increase. >> 30,000 troops plus some allies. let's say 5,000. a hu jolt of energy to stan mcchrystal and the nato forces. >> reporter: their revised mission will be to pull out of remote combat bases, to secure afghan cities from the resurgent taliban and to train afghan government forces. many republicans like the plan. >> the mission is to degrade the ability of al qaeda to threaten the american people again. >> reporter: but many of president obama's own democrats are wary. >> we cannot try to do nation-building there. we just have to leave behind conditions that are
obama spent much of dat the day briefing u.s. and foreign leaders about this and tomorrow he explains his decision to the american people. steve handelsman reports from capitol hill. >> reporter: after three months of reassessment, president obama issued his orders, to afghan commanding general mcchrystal and the national security team about 30,000 more u.s. forces to go to afghanistan over next 12 to 18 months. expensive, 30 billion more a year but a significant increase. >> 30,000...
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president obama made five appearances in new jersey to make his case for jon corzine. he faces a toughhallenge from a former prosecutor, republican chris christie. a republican has not won a statewide race in that area for two years. >>> and now students found dead last night. the father discovered the body in their home. tracee wilkins is live outside of forest park high school in dale city where the teens went to school. good morning. >> reporter: we are told by a friend these two kids were boyfriend and girlfriend, and police are still investigating to figure out what happened inside of the house yesterday. desiree patrick, and 18-year-old reign williams were found shot fatally inside the home. the two were found in the bedroom, and they were discovered shortly after 5:00 p.m. by the girl's father. a friend of the girl told us she had not been to school for at least the past week or so. neighborhoods say the girl stayed to herself. one neighbor tells us he thinks he heard the gunshot yesterday. >> it sounded like a backfiring of the car, and at the same time, it hap
president obama made five appearances in new jersey to make his case for jon corzine. he faces a toughhallenge from a former prosecutor, republican chris christie. a republican has not won a statewide race in that area for two years. >>> and now students found dead last night. the father discovered the body in their home. tracee wilkins is live outside of forest park high school in dale city where the teens went to school. good morning. >> reporter: we are told by a friend these...
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the same obama adviser, david axelrod said that will end the shortage in somestates. they could have 40 million doses available by the end of october but, instead, only 28 million doses have been released. >>> election day is the day after tomorrow in the commonwealth and the latest poll gives republican bob mcdonald's nell bob mcdonald's 53% favored mcdonald's nell and 41% chose deeds. that's a wider lead than back in october. mcdonnell is poised to become the first republican elected governor since jim gilmore in 199 7. >>> a story in montgomery county. a toddler has been killed and we understand he may have been playing with a cord or some blinds. >>> and terrifying moments for a base jumper. his pare chute malfunctioned. chuck, what do you have. >> sunshine in the forecast. >>> i'll give you all the details dmup a few. hakim. >>> coming up in sports fwb redskins get ripped in the buy week. >>> and the eagles and giants go toe-to-toe. >>> and check this out. cars, they're not exposed to do this. flying up and over. >>> we're following developing story in montgomery
the same obama adviser, david axelrod said that will end the shortage in somestates. they could have 40 million doses available by the end of october but, instead, only 28 million doses have been released. >>> election day is the day after tomorrow in the commonwealth and the latest poll gives republican bob mcdonald's nell bob mcdonald's 53% favored mcdonald's nell and 41% chose deeds. that's a wider lead than back in october. mcdonnell is poised to become the first republican elected...
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revelled in the wind. >> tonight's great victory is a clear sign thate the people are fed up with the obama/pelosi/keane agenda. >> don't believe local elections in virginia and new jersey portend a lot about legislative success or political success in the future. i just don't. >> reporter: on "the today show" wednesday morning, tim kaine blamed the democratic loss on history. >> for 24 years the party that holds the white house loses both these governorships. that is the historic trend. last night followed that trend, unfortunately. >> reporter: cantor credited the republican victory with what democrats did in 1992, it's the economy, stupid. >> the virginia model shows when we are united as a party, independents are attracted to our message of common sense, conservative vision for the future where we can empower folks to get their economic security back. >> reporter: the loser's speech touched on the lack of spoils going to the victor. >> if we are going to make college affordable and successful for all, we have a whole pile of work ahead of us. >> kimberly suiters, news4. >> governor tim
revelled in the wind. >> tonight's great victory is a clear sign thate the people are fed up with the obama/pelosi/keane agenda. >> don't believe local elections in virginia and new jersey portend a lot about legislative success or political success in the future. i just don't. >> reporter: on "the today show" wednesday morning, tim kaine blamed the democratic loss on history. >> for 24 years the party that holds the white house loses both these governorships....
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. >> i think what is interesting, michelle obama is really at the forefront of the trend. they are not your grandmother's, and if they are, they are being used in a different way. it's a very modern way to wear an old-fashioned piece. >> madeline albright might that popular when she was here, too. let's move on to men. they are choices in things they can wear and places to buy them. >> barney's and chevy chase is making a strong push. this is a suit they have up there. and a lot of new men looks are retro, going back to the style, and the invevest is back. >> they go terrifically. skinny ties. "mad men" ties are all the rage. >>> and for more information on these products, check on fashion washington's lush life segment. we welcome you and will see you the next time you are here. >> thank you. joe? >>> let's look at some of the stories we are following for news4 this afternoon. jim joins us. >> i think we both need a vest to get up a date here. the doctors sent home a pregnant woman and said it was not her time. wow! a baby girl that had doctors fooled. a welcome to the wo
. >> i think what is interesting, michelle obama is really at the forefront of the trend. they are not your grandmother's, and if they are, they are being used in a different way. it's a very modern way to wear an old-fashioned piece. >> madeline albright might that popular when she was here, too. let's move on to men. they are choices in things they can wear and places to buy them. >> barney's and chevy chase is making a strong push. this is a suit they have up there. and a...
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president obama spoke about each of those victims. their pictures lined the stage with 13 helmets, combat boots and rifles in a somber tribute to their service to our country. one of the fallen, major libardo eduardo caraveo was a psychiatrist. >> major caraveo spoke little english when he came to america as a teenager, but he put himself through college, earned a ph.d. and was helping combat units scope. he is survived by his wife, sons and step daughters. >> there are questions tonight about ties between shooting suspect major nidal hasan and a known al qaeda supporter. hasan is still in critical condition at brook army medical center in texas. >>> we have a developing story tonight out of montgomery county. fire officials are investigating after something in a grocery store made more than a dozen people sick. this is at the cabot john center on tucker lane.Ñi people started throwing up and passing out. pat collins joins us with the latest. what do they think this is about, pat? >>em's not çósure, wendy. it was a scary situation
president obama spoke about each of those victims. their pictures lined the stage with 13 helmets, combat boots and rifles in a somber tribute to their service to our country. one of the fallen, major libardo eduardo caraveo was a psychiatrist. >> major caraveo spoke little english when he came to america as a teenager, but he put himself through college, earned a ph.d. and was helping combat units scope. he is survived by his wife, sons and step daughters. >> there are questions...
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. >> president obama is on the way home. his last top south korea, what he did the before taking off. >>> and new information on a south african runner whose gender was questioned. will she keep her gold medal? stay with us. we'll be back. if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold. you need cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right on the box. it's the only cold brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold medicine with a heart. when it comes to constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> right now, secretary of state hillary clinton is in kabul for president hamid karzai's inauguration. karzai was sworn in for a second five-year term as afghanistan's president. in his speech karzai said afghanistan will control its own security within five years, a
. >> president obama is on the way home. his last top south korea, what he did the before taking off. >>> and new information on a south african runner whose gender was questioned. will she keep her gold medal? stay with us. we'll be back. if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold. you need cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right on the box. it's the only cold brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. powerful cold...
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new developments that could affect president obama's decision on how many more u.s. troops to send. the commander in chief is ordering more information about how various new troop levels might affect the worsening situation in afghanistan. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> and it is still not clear when the president might announce his decision. his trip to asia is scheduled to last for eight days. >>> former president george w. bush spoke openly about his eight years in office today. it was one of his first public speeches since leaving the white house. the former president and first lady spoke at southern methodist university. they talked about the bush institute which will be located within the bush presidential library at smu. he reflected on his time in office. >> there were some good days and there were some tough days, but every day i was honored to represent a nation i love. i gave the joby all. i always did what i believed was in the best interests of our country, and i came home to texas with my values intact. >> mr. bush said he spent his time since leaving office working
new developments that could affect president obama's decision on how many more u.s. troops to send. the commander in chief is ordering more information about how various new troop levels might affect the worsening situation in afghanistan. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> and it is still not clear when the president might announce his decision. his trip to asia is scheduled to last for eight days. >>> former president george w. bush spoke openly about his eight years in office...
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president obama is in alaska at this hour visiting with troops at an air force base near anchorage. this is the president's first official visit to alaska, but it is a short one scheduled for less than two hours. it's essentially a refuelling stop as the president embarks on his first official visit to asia. >>> a special tribute to one of president obama's heroes, a ceremony was held up on capitol hill today to launch the final coin in the 2009 lincoln bicentennial one-cent program. the coin commemorates abraham lincoln's presidency. people lined up in front the grant memorial statue. a series of four pennies were released this year. kids who received a memento today, a bicentennial one-cent county if they withstood the rain. >>> christmas arrived early at the smithsonian today. santa and mrs. claus opening "holiday on display." the department store displays and the parade floats ding back to the 1920s. the exhibit opens friday officially. it will be on display through the holiday season and much of the next year. >> they are getting a jump. >> it's cool to see how christmas in the
president obama is in alaska at this hour visiting with troops at an air force base near anchorage. this is the president's first official visit to alaska, but it is a short one scheduled for less than two hours. it's essentially a refuelling stop as the president embarks on his first official visit to asia. >>> a special tribute to one of president obama's heroes, a ceremony was held up on capitol hill today to launch the final coin in the 2009 lincoln bicentennial one-cent program....
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. >>> on this veterans day, president barack obama paid tribute to the americans who lost their lives in battle, as well as the men and women serving in the military today. a soft rain fell as the commander in chief visited the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery, placing a leaf laced with flowers. he spent the afternoon with his afghanistan war council. there was a special ceremony at the world war ii memorial, the first ceremony of its kind since the memorial was dedicated five years ago. world war ii vets from around the nation were there. they said their thoughts were with those who did not come home from that war and with the men and women still in harm's way today. >>> veterans day is being marked in a different way for a frederick county community. friends and family of a local marine killed in afghanistan over the weekend are mourning the loss. jane watrel joins with us more on the story. >> reporter: 26-year-old charlie cartwright still keptñr h touch with his speechers at walkerville high school. today they say reality is setting in, that the young man with
. >>> on this veterans day, president barack obama paid tribute to the americans who lost their lives in battle, as well as the men and women serving in the military today. a soft rain fell as the commander in chief visited the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery, placing a leaf laced with flowers. he spent the afternoon with his afghanistan war council. there was a special ceremony at the world war ii memorial, the first ceremony of its kind since the memorial was...
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we'll tell you what we know about the plan to move more troops to afghanistan even before president obama's big speech. >>> and if you're on a budget this one may be tough to swallow. find out where it may cost you even more to go out to eat soon. >>> welcome back to news4 at 5:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. we begin this half hour with the war in afghanistan and perhaps the busiest week yet for the obama administration. tomorrow he heads up to west point to lay out his strategy and time frame for the war in afghanistan. nbc news chief, white house correspondent chuck todd joins us now with more on what we can expect. so, chuck, how tough a sell is this going to be tomorrow especially to some members to the left in his own party? >> reporter: well, that's, frankly that's what this speech is going to be focused on. is trying to get that political will which is lacking, just not on the left, i mean frankly it's half the country. you can't find a poll where at least half the country is buy. turned against this war in afghanistan. so it isn't just the left, although that is whe
we'll tell you what we know about the plan to move more troops to afghanistan even before president obama's big speech. >>> and if you're on a budget this one may be tough to swallow. find out where it may cost you even more to go out to eat soon. >>> welcome back to news4 at 5:00. i'm pat lawson muse. >> and i'm jim handly. we begin this half hour with the war in afghanistan and perhaps the busiest week yet for the obama administration. tomorrow he heads up to west...
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he said failure is not an option. >>> president obama is in south korea tonight. it is the last stop on his tour of asia. he wrapped up a three-day visit to china earlier today with a visit to the great wall. he also spoke with nbc's chuck dodd. the president said he is very close to making a decision on a strategy in afghanistan. >> this decision, will it be the decision that ultimately ends the war? >> this decision will put us on a path towards ending the war. >> president obama said he will announce his decisions within weeks. there were some anti-war protestors waiting for him when he arrived in south korea today. for the main topic on the agenda in south korea is north korea. and resuming the six-nation talks on nuclear disarmament. north korea quit those talks back in april. >>> secretary of state hillary rodham clinton is not with the president in south korea. she is in afghanistan tonight. she is in kabul for the inauguration of president hamid karzai. the secretary stressed today that the u.s. will keep pressing the afghan government to crack down on ram
he said failure is not an option. >>> president obama is in south korea tonight. it is the last stop on his tour of asia. he wrapped up a three-day visit to china earlier today with a visit to the great wall. he also spoke with nbc's chuck dodd. the president said he is very close to making a decision on a strategy in afghanistan. >> this decision, will it be the decision that ultimately ends the war? >> this decision will put us on a path towards ending the war. >>...
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and president obama will spend two days in beijing. you mentioned he just arrived there a short time ago. combatting climate change and nuclear programs in twi wan and north korea. >> thanks very much. >>> we're learning more about "going rogue." that's the new book win by former alaskan governor, sarah palin. palin is using the book to explain her side of the 2008 presidential campaign. she blames that handlers of the campaign kept her bottled up. he has called her account, all fiction. that's what he says about her. he mentioned in the book, the campaign's other woman, then-senator hillary clinton. palin said if she would ever have coffee with clinton, they would probably disagree on many issues. clinton responded on nbc's "meet the press." here's what she said. >> i'm ready to have a cup of coffee. maybe i can make a case on some of the issues that we disagree on. >> along with politics, "going rogue," contains 400 pamgs of palin family anecdotes, as well as her take on the media. >>> redskins fans have reason to celebrate this morn
and president obama will spend two days in beijing. you mentioned he just arrived there a short time ago. combatting climate change and nuclear programs in twi wan and north korea. >> thanks very much. >>> we're learning more about "going rogue." that's the new book win by former alaskan governor, sarah palin. palin is using the book to explain her side of the 2008 presidential campaign. she blames that handlers of the campaign kept her bottled up. he has called her...
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barack obama was the morning. so, you know, this -- i'm going to challenge him as long as i have breath. and he's going to do the same. >> we'll challenge each other. >> here's a final question for you both. so much energy in the faith community being spent on and directed to this issue, are you neglecting other important issues that are critical to quality of life in the city? crime, gang violence, drugs, poverty. >> no, we're not. both of us are involved with the family with proctor conference which is a national conference that deals with social issues. our church has a long history of active involvement in all of the issues you just mentioned. we sit in ward 8, which is right in the center of so many of these problems you talked about. crime, education, health care, all of these. we are on the front lines, hiv and aids. >> greater mt. calvary holy church with bishop owens is the archbishop, he was one of the first to be out on hiv and working to -- in that segment. we have 64 auxiliaries where we work with eve
barack obama was the morning. so, you know, this -- i'm going to challenge him as long as i have breath. and he's going to do the same. >> we'll challenge each other. >> here's a final question for you both. so much energy in the faith community being spent on and directed to this issue, are you neglecting other important issues that are critical to quality of life in the city? crime, gang violence, drugs, poverty. >> no, we're not. both of us are involved with the family with...
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some of those obama first-time voters. remember obama won last year's presidential election. he was the first democrat to win in this state since 1964, since l.b.j. he did that by turning out 500,000 first-time voters, people who had never voted in this state before. that's why we've seen these television ads being run by creigh deeds where we see barack obama all over the television ads. the reason they're embracing barack obama in these final days is to help get out the vote, drive some of those democrats to the polls to help creigh deeds who is down double digits. one other interesting thing, jim, we're looking at, too, is why aren't the democrats doing better in the state because barack obama did so well in the last election. in fact, the republicans have lost the last big four contests, the governor's race in 2005 or the last two senate races. one thing that experts s it's the independents in this state. the independents are concerned about massive spending in washington, the massive deficit, the health care bill so there's some concern by independents in those independe
some of those obama first-time voters. remember obama won last year's presidential election. he was the first democrat to win in this state since 1964, since l.b.j. he did that by turning out 500,000 first-time voters, people who had never voted in this state before. that's why we've seen these television ads being run by creigh deeds where we see barack obama all over the television ads. the reason they're embracing barack obama in these final days is to help get out the vote, drive some of...
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. >>> this morning, president obama arrived in japan. this was the president's first trip to asia as president. during his trip, he'll visit china, singapore and south korea. mr. obama and the japanese prime minister expected to discuss the marine base in okina as well as the climate and afghanistan. >> this morning the parents of the so-called balloon boy are expected to plead guilty. both richard and mayumi heene turned themselves in at a larimer county courthouse in colorado. both are expected to plead guilty to false reporting to authorities which is a misdemeanor. richard is also pleading guilty to felony charges of attempting to influence a public servant. according to reports, the plea deals will ensure that mayumi heene is not deported back to japan. to maryland now where federal authorities are trying to seize a mosque and a building rented by the islamic education center in rockville. it's part of a nationwide seizure of properties owned by alavi foundation. the government claims it's funneling money to a bank involved in iran'
. >>> this morning, president obama arrived in japan. this was the president's first trip to asia as president. during his trip, he'll visit china, singapore and south korea. mr. obama and the japanese prime minister expected to discuss the marine base in okina as well as the climate and afghanistan. >> this morning the parents of the so-called balloon boy are expected to plead guilty. both richard and mayumi heene turned themselves in at a larimer county courthouse in colorado....
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he says it undermined mccain's argument that then senator obama lacked experience. the book comes out tomorrow. >>> members of the military, mark your calendars for this news 4 bargain blast. >> golden corral restaurants are celebrating military appreciation day on monday, november the 16th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., they're offering a free dinner for any person who has served in the u.s. military. that's happening on monday, november the 16th. >> let's take a look outside to see what we can see. still dark, of course, here in the nation's capital as we look across the skyline, the capitol in the mid ground. what a beautiful weekend we had, even though it was raining, the fall colors were so gorgeous. >> yeah, we had a rainy weekend. yesterday morning was a little rough for a lot of runners who gathered in rockville for the rockville 10k, 5k race. it was kind of drizzly, but then rainy and came down hard. then by mid-afternoon, the skies were blue. it was -- turned into a beautiful sunday morning. >> i was going to say you're right. i thought it was, too. i though
he says it undermined mccain's argument that then senator obama lacked experience. the book comes out tomorrow. >>> members of the military, mark your calendars for this news 4 bargain blast. >> golden corral restaurants are celebrating military appreciation day on monday, november the 16th from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., they're offering a free dinner for any person who has served in the u.s. military. that's happening on monday, november the 16th. >> let's take a look...
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obama in china. the president arrives in beijing for an historic one-on-one meeting with chinese president hu jintao, this after a rare american-style town hall meeting with chinese college students. we're live in china. >>> rogue rage. former members of john mccain's presidential campaign staff furious over sarah palin's new memoir. one top strategist calls it all fiction. this morning the bitter feud that's erupted and what it means for palin's future political ambitions. >>> and "today" exclusive, meredith visits with charla nash, the connecticut woman mauled by her frie's chimpanzee. how did she pull through? what's life like for her now? and how is her daughter coping with her mom's recovery? >> when you look at your mom, what do you see? >> her moving answer and an amazing story of perseverance "today," monday, november 16th, amazing story of perseverance "today," monday, november 16th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and good morning. welcome to "today"n a monday mornin
obama in china. the president arrives in beijing for an historic one-on-one meeting with chinese president hu jintao, this after a rare american-style town hall meeting with chinese college students. we're live in china. >>> rogue rage. former members of john mccain's presidential campaign staff furious over sarah palin's new memoir. one top strategist calls it all fiction. this morning the bitter feud that's erupted and what it means for palin's future political ambitions....